I never expected having a very hectic schedule as an expatriate living in the Philippines. BUT, I still take my time out, travelling around this beautiful country, especially Mindanao.
Camiguin is a very small island province of the Philippines off the northern coast of Mindanao. Its capital is Mambajao. The island of Camiguin is in the Bohol Sea about 10 km north of Misamis Oriental.
Sagay Church facade
The name Camiguin is derived from the native word "Kamagong", a tree of the Ebony family that thrives near Lake Mainit in the province of Surigao del Norte. The original inhabitants of Camiguin were "manobos" who migrated from Surigao. The old native language in Camigiun is called "Kinamiguin", which is similar to the dialcet speaken in Suriago.
(During the volcanic birth of mount Vulcan, some areas in the town of Bonbon subsided, sinking the cemetery of the town below sea level.)
There are a lot of tourist destinations, i.e. the Old Catarman Church Ruins in Bonbon, 16 km's from the center of Catarman. What remains are ruins of adobe walls, belfry and convent that are testimonials to the devastating 1871 earthquake which wiped out the illustrious town of Catarman established earlier as a Spanish settlement in 1967.
(Katibawasan Falls, 5 km South East from Mambajao)
Camiguin Island - this means Tuasan Falls, Sto. Nino Cold Spring, Mount Hibok-Hibok, Old Vulcan, 13 kms west of the capital Mambajao, the "White Island", 3 kms across Agogo and Yumbing, an uninhabited small white sand bar and many other places to be discovered.
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Ah, yes, Camiguin always seems to tell me "come again" :) Was there last year and an afternoon in White Island was the best. I caught there one of the best sunsets I've ever witnessed.
Hi Nortehanhon, thanks for stopping by here. You are very right when it comes to sunsets... .
Never been to Camiguin but I've heard and read so much about the place. Wish I could visit the place and explore its beauty.
Hi Misalyn, thanks for stopping by. Yeah, you should really try to visit this wonderful island... .
Need to visit Camiguin also again... hopefully soon... :)
Have to come to Camiguin also again... hopefully soon... :(
Sige, see you there getclub. Happy trip... Thanks for dropping by... .
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